Pond Recoating and Construction at Mactaquac Fish Hatchery

Work site location French Village, New Brunswick DELIVERABLES / SCOPE OF WORK Exterior concrete Fish Ponds at the Mactaquac Fish Hatchery require sand blasting, concrete patching, and extensive surface preparation work for restoration and reapplication of a specialized paint sealant coating. Pond sump drains require restoration which shall include replacement of stainless steel cross member supports during the preparation stage of each tank. This project is an urgent requirement to refinish and recoat 9 existing 36 x 36 foot exterior concrete fish ponds at the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility, in French Village New Brunswick. Nine (9) large ponds will be refinished during the Summer and Fall of 2017 (August to November). Each existing pond will require sand or water blasting to completely remove all traces of existing dilapidated former coating. Any leaks in tanks will be repaired. Parging coats will then be applied to smooth out the concrete surfaces. Primer coats will be applied followed by two finish coats of CEM-KOTE FLEX ST by Gemite Flexible Cementitious Coating in order to seal and waterproof each of the nine tanks being restored. Pond sump drains are rusted and require all new stainless steel metal supports to reattach aluminum pond filter screens. Please refer to the combined design drawing and specification included as separate document provided by a consulting engineer.

The contractor will demonstrate to the project engineer/project officer during the final inspection that the contract documents are followed. The contractor is to provide lump sum price to supply and install all labour, materials, permits, etc. for the whole project. The contractor may be requested to provide an average unit price per tank. The contractor will include the information about the warranty (period and items to be covered) in written form which is required to be submitted in one-week following the substantial completion inspection. The contractor will provide the as-built drawings if requested, in one-week following the project substantial completion inspection.

Assumptions: Assume no modification, repair or other extra work required to other existing structures in order to complete this contract MANDATORY SITE VISIT It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. The site visits will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 and Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Bidders must attend one (1) of the two (2) sessions offered. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than one (1) business day prior to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation EXPECTED START AND COMPLETION DATES The services of the Contractor will be commencing upon contract award. The expected completion date of this project is November 30, 2017.